Where does “üçkâğıt” come from?

üçkâğıt (Turkish) comes from Turkish üç, from Ottoman Turkish اوچ, from Persian اوج, from Arabic أَوْج, from Persian اوگ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

üçkâğıt (Turkish): trickery, grift, scam, deceit

Definitions

  1. trickery, grift, scam, deceit

Ancestry of “üçkâğıt”, step by step

üçkâğıt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish üç

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishüçthree
2Ottoman Turkishاوچthree (3)
3Persianاوجacme; apex; peak
4Arabicأَوْج—
5Persianاوگ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Turkish kâğıt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkâğıtpaper
2Ottoman Turkishكاغدpaper, a material made of cellulose fibres used for writing or printing
3Persianکاغذpaper; letter
4Sogdian𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰paper
5Old Chinese紙—

Words derived from “üçkâğıt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →